"You guys join forces to deceive me?!"

In the imperial study, Li Shimin glared angrily at Fang Yuan and the others.

He first returned to the imperial study and read the testimony provided by Liu Zhenghui.

There is not even the name of the murderer on it, only the five words of Deng Ling's ink instead.

Testimony without even a name, what a low-level mistake it was made, almost certainly a deception.

Li Daozong was a little confused, he happened to stand in the middle of the three of them, looked at Liu Zhenghui, and then at Fang Yuan.

It was the criminal department that caught the murderer, and Dali Temple did not participate at all, and I heard that the Chang'an County Ya also provided help.

But what is the specific, Li Daozong didn't check it carefully, as long as the case is solved, he doesn't mind the heavy reward or something.

"Liu Zhenghui, come on!"

Seeing that he didn't answer, Li Shimin looked at Liu Zhenghui coldly.

"The matter. This matter is all Chang'an Ling's plan! ”

Liu Zhenghui hesitated and whispered.

He sighed in his heart, but he was finally discovered by Li Shimin.

There was no way, Fang Yuan could only be pushed out, after all, it was negotiated before.

He had already recommended Fang Yuan to the emperor as the squire of the Criminal Department, and he couldn't care if he was successful.

"What do you mean?"

Li Shimin's eyes changed again.

The anger in his eyes grew stronger, as if he could devour everyone.

The plan means that they negotiate it in advance. Deceive him?!

Li Daozong was also puzzled, and looked at Liu Zhenghui in astonishment, and then looked at Fang Yuan on the other side.

Facing the gazes of the three of them, Fang Yuan's expression remained calm.

"Ahem, Your Majesty, the minister wants to talk to you alone."

Fang Yuan coughed dryly and said calmly.

"Accurate!"

Li Shimin dropped a word.

Liu Zhenghui and Li Daozong obediently left the imperial study.

Even the eunuchs and palace maids present also left.

As soon as he got out of the imperial study, Li Daozong forced Liu Zhenghui to ask the reason.

"Your Majesty, the ministers didn't lie to you, the ministers just omitted to write the other party's name."

Fang Yuan coughed dryly again before he said slowly.

"You're still lying to me?!"

"Then you say, who is the real murderer?!"

Li Shimin was furious and scolded.

Even now, I still want to deceive myself.

It's really rampant, don't you know that the crime of bullying the king can be killed?

"Nie Yinniang!"

"The first Shadow Assassin!"

"The super master of Deng Ling's ink!"

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

Thoughts were clearer than ever.

Fooling the emperor is a matter of serious consequences.

If the mind is not clear, it may be discovered.

"Then why did Liu Zhenghui say it was your plan just now?!"

Li Shimin's brows furrowed slightly, and his anger subsided a lot.

After learning that it was Nie Yinniang, Li Shimin felt that the case was tricky.

Fang Yuan and the others could still know who the murderer was, so it could be seen that they had also made a lot of efforts.

Therefore, what Li Shimin was most angry about was not that the case was faked, but that Fang Yuan and others deceived him.

"Nie Yinniang is too strong, out of nowhere, we can't find her, please forgive your majesty."

"But in fact, Nie Yinniang is not the most important, the most important thing is to buy Nie Yinniang's employer!"

"So after we knew that it was Nie Yinniang, we deliberately spread the news to the outside world, saying that if we caught the murderer, the other party would definitely be afraid to run away and show the fox's tail, and then we took the opportunity to arrest him!"

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

This is the plan he thought of when he traded with Liu Yichen.

Nie Yinniang can't catch it, and she doesn't know where to catch it, so let's see if we can catch the employer behind her.

As long as the employer is caught, the case will barely be solved, and the emperor and the court will not pursue it too much, and may even be greatly rewarded.

"Do you have a suspicion?!"

Li Shimin's anger disappeared a lot, and he said in a deep voice.

He is not an unreasonable person, he knows that Nie Yinniang is powerful and not easy to grasp.

In the case that Pei Lin is not dead, it is understandable not to catch the other party, just stare at the employer.

But Li Shimin was still angry, angry that Fang Yuan and several people teamed up to deceive him, even if he had greeted him in advance, he would not be so angry.

"Yes, Princess Linhai!"

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

So far, there is only one suspect in the case, and that is Princess Linhai.

But there is no evidence whether the employer is the princess of Linhai, it is completely Fang Yuan's guess.

Liu Yichen said last night that when he asked Lawyer Pei, Lawyer Pei was very impatient and did not show his dissatisfaction with Princess Linhai without the slightest taboo.

But he didn't point out what was wrong with Princess Linhai, and he didn't suspect that Princess Linhai had something to do with the assassination of Pei Xiang.

"Didn't Zongzheng Temple find no evidence?"

Li Shimin frowned, not good.

When it comes to paying attention to evidence, Zongzheng Temple does not ask anything useful.

"Yes, but isn't it really her?"

"The minister has already sent someone to keep an eye on her, and if she wants to escape, she is estimated to have already started to run away."

"Please wait a little longer, at the latest the time of the incense, whether there is a result or not, my people will inform you."

Fang Yuan said with a solemn expression.

He's gambling, and he just hopes he didn't make a mistake.

"Aren't you afraid to guess wrong?!"

Li Shimin sneered.

He could hear that everything in Fang Yuan was speculation.

"Then it will be punished by Your Majesty."

Fang Yuan shrugged his shoulders and said with a wry smile.

In addition to being threatened by Liu Yichen, the most important reason for this bet was that Fang Yuan wanted to make meritorious contributions.

If the bet is correct, it is the hero of this case, and with Liu Zhenghui's recommendation, there should be no problem with promotion.

Fang Yuan felt that it was necessary to leave the post of Chang'an Ling within half a year to avoid subsequent rebellions.

"Why don't you say hello to me in advance?"

Li Shimin's anger disappeared, and he was dissatisfied.

"I'm afraid Your Majesty won't agree!"

Fang Yuan said sneeringly.

There will always be a gap between the monarch and the ministers.

The emperor could see his courtiers as friends, even siblings.

But the courtiers should not regard the emperor as a friend, nor should they be siblings.

Because the emperor is unhappy, he can take the courtiers under the knife, but the courtiers are unhappy, so they can only endure it.

This is also the reason why Fang Yuan would not tell Li Shimin even if he knew from Mo Cailing that there would be a rebellion in Chang'an City.

"Hmph, how do you know if you didn't say it?"

Li Shimin snorted coldly.

Fang Yuan smiled and didn't speak.

At this time, a eunuch shouted outside the imperial study.

Soon, the eunuch Wang De came in.

"Your Majesty, Zheng Jiu, the Ya of Chang'an County, said that he had caught the princess of Linhai and asked to enter the palace to face the saint!"

Wang Deyu reports.

Generally speaking, officials below the fourth rank are not allowed to see the emperor casually.

The intention of officials below the fourth rank to ask for a meeting can only be stuck with the eunuch at most, and they will be beaten back.

But today is different, today is directly related to Princess Linhai, so it was passed to Wang De, and Wang De came in to inform Li Shimin after careful consideration.

"Is it really her?!"

"Pass, by the way, call the two of them in."

Li Shimin's face sank, and he ordered a summons and asked Liu Zhenghui and the two to come in.

Seeing this, Fang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and caught Princess Linhai, which meant that his guess was not wrong.

Not long after, Zheng Jiu arrived with Princess Linhai.

Because Fang Yuan was here, after he handed over the people, he explained the situation to Fang Yuan and left.

"Your Majesty, the officials of Chang'an County have imprisoned me for freedom, please make your own decisions for me!"

Princess Linhai said angrily.

"Why did the princess want to go out of town?"

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

Since last night, Fang Yuan has made people stare at Princess Linhai.

As long as Princess Linhai is ready to leave the city, arrest her immediately.

In order to be more sure whether she was out of the city or not, Zheng Jiu waited until her carriage arrived at the city gate before arresting it.

There was a lot of trouble when he was arrested, if it weren't for Zheng Jiu's strong attitude and bringing out Fang Yuan and the emperor, Princess Linhai might have left.

"I don't seem to have restricted my freedom, do I?"

"Is it possible that I have to report to Chang'an Decree when I go out of the city?"

Princess Linhai said angrily.

Looking at her appearance, it seems that she wants to fight Fang Yuan.

"If you want to go out of the city at this time, will the princess forget that her father-in-law has just woken up?"

Fang Yuan said with a smile.

"I went out of the city to pray for Pei Xiang's blessing, can't I?"

"Your Majesty, please do justice for me and cure the sins of this arrogant man!"

Princess Linhai snorted coldly.

From the beginning to the present, it was very well organized.

So much so that Fang Yuan didn't know how to refute it for a while.

"How did I hear that you never prayed for Pei Xiang?"

"I even heard that you don't have a very good relationship with Pei Xiang and Lawyer Pei because of your identity."

Li Shimin said suddenly.

In an instant, Princess Linhai's expression was not calm.

"Your Majesty, that was before!"

Princess Linhai said loudly.

"Either give it a good explanation!"

"Or go to Zongzheng Temple again!"

"But I can tell you that this visit to Zongzheng Temple is different from the last time."

Li Shimin didn't want to listen to Princess Linhai's defense.

Although what Princess Linhai said just now is reasonable.

But from Li Shimin's understanding of her, Princess Linhai would not pray for Pei Lian.

In other words, Princess Linhai is running away, and she is the employer who buys Nie Yinniang nine times out of ten.

"I, Your Majesty!"

Princess Linhai looked even more uneasy.

She looked at the emperor, and her eyes began to panic.

She knew very well what the place was in Zongzheng Temple.

The last time I was invited over, it was because there was no evidence and I couldn't move the sentence.

This time there was a big suspicion, and it was called by the emperor himself.

If the emperor has the will, then the torture of Zongzheng Temple will be greeted on the body.

Princess Linhai asked herself if she couldn't resist the torture of Zongzheng Temple, and she couldn't control her mouth.

"Say it!"

"I may be able to sentence it!"

Li Shimin said expressionlessly.

As he spoke, he waved his hand and motioned for Fang Yuan and the others to leave.

Fang Yuan and the three of them naturally understood that the next thing was the family matter of the royal family.

So he saluted Li Shimin and was taken out by Wang De.

As soon as he left the imperial study, Liu Zhenghui gave a thumbs up.

"Fang Yuan, you really guessed right!"

Liu Zhenghui sighed.

Amazing, Fang Yuan really guessed correctly.

Originally, Fang Yuan would have been scolded if he didn't say anything, but now he has become the chief hero.

"It's just a mistake!"

Fang Yuan said modestly.

Inside the Imperial Study.

"Speak, listen!"

Li Shimin said indifferently.

"I'm miserable!"

"Your Majesty, do you know how I've spent all these years?"

Princess Linhai opened her mouth and knelt on the ground with a thud.

Her eyes turned red instantly, and tears flowed down her face, but she didn't cry.

Li Shimin frowned, habitually thinking that people would say some words when they committed crimes, and ignored her.

"I'm obviously a princess, but I'm nothing in the Pei family!"

"Pei Xiang doesn't give me face, here he says I'm not, there he says I'm not, I endure it!"

"His son Hongxing is out of the wall, and his good friends live outside all the year round, and he gives me a face everywhere, I endure it!"

"But Pei Xiang said that he wanted to take Cheng Xian back to Sangquan for retirement, and Lawyer Pei also said that he wanted to take his good friends back together, so what should I do?"

"They have been so faceless in Chang'an City at the feet of the Son of Heaven, after I follow them back to my hometown, will there be a place for me? Is there still a princess? ”

Princess Linhai cried while telling her own difficulties.

Instead of hysteria, she behaved relatively calmly.

Because she understands that she has no qualifications to make trouble.

Despite being a princess, despite being the emperor's sister.

But in the royal family, this relationship is all too common, and there is no family relationship.

The only thing that can make the emperor favor himself is that the emperor wants to maintain the dignity of the imperial family.

"Pei Xiang wants to be a teacher?!"

Li Shimin obviously didn't care too much about Princess Linhai's misfortune.

The fact that Pei Lin wants to be a scholar alone completely attracted Li Shimin.

He had long wanted Pei Lin to step down, and he almost succeeded last time, but failed because of Xiao Yu.

Now hearing what Princess Linhai meant, Li Shimin naturally aroused Pei Lianzhishi's thoughts.

"What does Your Majesty plan to do to me?"

A miserable look welled up on Princess Linhai's face.

Looking at the emperor's appearance, she knew that she hadn't listened to what she had just said.

"How did you invite Nie Yinniang?"

Li Shimin came back to his senses and said in a deep voice.

"Didn't Your Majesty ask Nie Yinniang?"

Princess Linhai smiled bitterly.

did not answer Li Shimin's thoughts.

She already understood Li Shimin's attitude, and her heart died.

"Fang Yuan, they didn't catch Nie Yinniang at all."

"It's just to lure you out."

Li Shimin said indifferently.

"Ha, hahaha"

"I hate, I hate, why am I so stupid?!"

Princess Linhai was stunned for a moment, and then cried and laughed loudly.

She became a little insane, her eyes full of misery and grief.

"Say, how did you invite Nie Yinniang?"

Li Shimin frowned slightly and said in a deep voice.

Nie Yinniang is a super master and an unstable factor.

It would cost the court a lot of money to exterminate her, but if you can control her, it would be better to control her.

"She owes me a favor."

Princess Linhai said bitterly.

"Have you run out of favors?"

"Can you bring her in again?"

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and asked.

"If I can bring her in, what will Your Majesty do with me?"

"Can you forgive me and keep me and Chengxian in Chang'an City?"

Princess Linhai's eyes lit up and asked tentatively.

She felt that Li Shimin cared about Nie Yinniang very much.

After thinking about it, I think it's right.

Nie Yinniang's martial arts are ahead of her time, she is a legendary woman, and the court cares about this kind of person very much.

"I can discuss with Pei Xiang!"

Li Shimin pondered for a moment and finally said.

He didn't care much about what Princess Linhai did.

To the outside world, Pei's assassination case has been solved.

Then as long as Pei Lin agrees, it is okay to pursue Princess Linhai or not.

"Your Majesty, the case has been resolved, don't you need to tell Pei Xiang again?"

Princess Linhai was startled and said in a panic.

Since Fang Yuan and the others set a trap for themselves, Pei Xiang shouldn't know the truth yet, right?

"Huh?"

Li Shimin frowned slightly.

He thought about it seriously, and he hadn't told Pei Lin the truth yet.

If Princess Linhai really invited Nie Yinniang, it would not be impossible to hide Pei Lin all the time.

(End of chapter)